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I was also pretty uncomfortable with how much the game pushed the ship due to the possible age difference (though this is pretty typical of a Spike Chonsoft game in my experience).

I would like to add tho that I do find the idea of Yuma actually being underage very funny. It's definitely unlikely and there's evidence against it. But the idea is still so funny to me.

Things like Yakou offering to take him out for drinks because that's just what he does with colleagues and friends, neglecting to ask Yuma for his age. Desuhiko repeatedly asking a teenager about his relationship status is pretty in character, ngl. Not to mention Halaras' high standards for teen trainee during their Chapter.

Also, Number One of the WDO being a child during most of his career would be absolutely hilarious. Like yes you are infact taking orders from a twelve year old, yes he is world greatest mind and if you have a problem with how he runs things you better talk to him quickly because it's almost his bedtime. I do think that for at least a part of his career, he must have been underage. I mean, he couldn't have been that old during canon and there's no way he'd only been a detective for like a year pre-canon (and became Number One in that time).

There are people that are big time into Kurumi x Yuma (fair, the game shoves it onto you like crazy) and these are usually the same people who say that Yuma is 15-17.

Though the game never explicitly stated his age, I thought it was made clear that all the detectives were adults, and that he must’ve been at the very least, 18 or 19. He’s short (lol) and has a tendency to complain (like many teenagers do), so it makes him appear pretty young, despite the fact that he’s still an adult.

there a couple instances where is general age is kinda alluded to(?) such as the one scene where I think you approach a bar? And shinigami asks if you’re even old enough to drink, to which Yuma responds “good question.”

he is an amnesiac, so you could definitely say he doesn’t remember his age (which this implies that he doesn’t) but he himself likely assumes he is somewhere near the drinking age (20 in Japan), seeing how he also doesn’t think Kurumi would have useful information because she’s “just a high school girl”

in a gumshoe gab with chief yakou, yakou offers to take yuma drinking, in which he expresses no objection, implying that he’s at least 20, or at the very least, that he thinks of himself of at least 20.

AND THEN THERES THE ENDING. in which we find out that Yuma is number one, the leader of a GLOBAL ORGANIZATION. probably older than 17 or 18, though due to his appearance and everything else in the story, it’s hard to see him as older than somewhere in his mid-twenties.

and though a few girls (plus halara) are teased as love interests for Yuma, Kurumi is the one that shinigami scrutinizes the hardest, which would make more sense if it’s because… she’s underage.

age of consent in Japan was more recently raised to 16 iirc, and was once 13(?), but I would presume the age gap would still be considered somewhat taboo, which would make shinigamis unusually harsh criticism make more sense

All this to say, I do not like kurumi x Yuma and was uncomfortable with how much the game pushed it. I will admit, part of it is because I simply like other ships better, but the age difference/ STUDENT STATUS of one of the characters makes it kinda icky to me tbh. Kurumi was okay as a character, but her being thrust at Yuma as a love interest was bad in my opinion. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

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Thats how it went right? XD

Yuma Kokohead's origin story.

Based on this meme. I had to do it. It was too accurate for them… Makoto is the perfect malewife haha. I love naegiri so much (even if my DR phase has been over, and now I'm fixated on its successor lol)

Bonus

A lil’ bundle of joy, hope, luck, & future sleuthing~ 💜

(and maybe some poor choices lol)

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Loving all the art you post! It's so cute and I just love the style! Seriously, keep up the great work!

Thank you so much! I've loved your stuff before I even started making fanart for Raincode, so this really means a lot!

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Sleepovers are already such fun, but the more the merrier right? Ofcourse it’s only polite of the boys to give Fubuki her own space under the covers. That blanket is totally big enough to keep the two of them warm!

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Happy Birthday Makoto~! ☔️ 1 🎭 6

Honestly didn’t know what to draw for him…so I drew him with his favorite things. Raw ham, wine, a melon, and…Yuma 💜🤭

Just the two having a nice quiet birthday evening together in his penthouse apartment. Away from society, away from the rain, and away from their work.

I’ve honestly not been in a drawing mood lately but I had to make something for him…so this doesn’t look very good. Sorry 💦

Hope you enjoy it anyway.

Happy Birthday to our favorite CEO! He deserves this 💜

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Uh, do you think this cookie is good to eat? And why did he leave? 🙄

Haha, I know it's an old trend, but it doesn't cost me anything to try to do something. And why is their ship so funny? I'm trying some old stuff in private, like this, I don't know if it turned out well, sorry for the poor quality. ;-;

I'm trying to be neutral here, But, I'm finding them fun....

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Spoilers for RAINCODE ahead!

Hey, so I was just looking at the raincode artbook for references and...

I'm sorry, but is that a Phoenix??

Is this aspect of his design common knowledge in the Fandom? Am I stupid? Is the Phoenix a reference to homunculy being able to rise from the dead? Or does it instead represent how Yakous death brought on the start of the end, the end bringing a brighter future for Kanai Ward??

I need some answers please

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Since I drew Yuma being affectionate with Fubuki and Desuhiko, it’s only fair the rest of the NDA gets something similar. It’s a reference to this post btw.

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thank you all for celebrating another year of mental illness with me

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Some well deserved affection <3

This is based on a pose from School Bus Graveyard, because that webtoon is just so good when it comes to characters interacting with eachother in a natural way. This is an aspect of my art that I’ve always wanted to improve upon. And obviously the NDA are my ever willing victims when it comes to my art progress.

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I think they represent different times of day. Kanai wards eternal rain starts after Makoto’s arrival, Kanai wards fate only starts to change when Yuma arrives and I wish I had a good reason for Yakou.

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Been sick the last week so obviously the cure was to come up with a mdarc x mlpfim au with overly complex character lore etc etc etc that I'll probably never do anything with! Horray! :D

I'm doing better now so idk if I'll draw the rest of the NDA + Shinigami and Makoto but who knows- I always forget how much I love drawing honses until I'm... yk... drawing honses. :)

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That is why I love thinking about how post-canon Makoto and Yuma would become two ofshoots of Number one. Both were him, but have turned into different people due to their experiences in Kanai Ward.

Now, they are both crazy geniuses who are distinctly not the same person anymore but would both be described as insane by everyday civilians. They're supposedly super skilled and incredibly capable, but they could be confused for highschoolers.

(Rain Code spoilers)

The premise of Rain Code is so funny when you think about it.

A guy has an ego so big that he literally needs to give himself amnesia and lose his identity in order to be able to ask people for help.

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(Rain Code spoilers)

The premise of Rain Code is so funny when you think about it.

A guy has an ego so big that he literally needs to give himself amnesia and lose his identity in order to be able to ask people for help.

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Boo! Did they scare you?! Probably not, cuz they're just so darn cute in their lil costumes!

The toiny Yuma brainrot disease has spread to the other master detectives and it too can be spread to YOU, dear viewer, if you dare click on THIS LINK RIGHT HERE!!!

*pats the link like it's a car at a dealership* this puppy can fit in soooooo much rambling and hardly any plot but it's perfect for anyone who just wants a lil fluff this holiday season <3

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This except he actually doesn't have license to drive any of those things. He just knows how to and he's damn good at it.

since yuma just innately understands how to pilot a boat in chapter 3 even with amnesia i believe that number one knows how to drive practically every vehicle. he can hotwire a car in seconds and drive that bad boy like it's his business. he knows a speedboat like the back of his hand. submarine? sure. motorcycle? easy. k2 black panther battle tank? absolutely.

the only thing he cant pilot is an airplane. i dont have a deep reason for this other than i think it'd be really funny if he had massive airplane anxiety

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Yes they are detectives and yes they are good at they’re jobs (mostly). But all of them being confidently incorrect about Yuma’s thoughts is so very canon to me.

He’s just an innocent baby to them, nefarious things are the last thing he’d be thinking about! Yakou might faint if he finds out. Not because he’s homophobic or anything, but because it’s Desuhiko of all people.